Antartus
أنطرطوس
A coastal town with a strong wall; it is the port of Homs, and near it lies a large island with a populated church. 1
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Antartus (Tartus): a city on the coast with a strong wall, and it is the port of Homs. al-Idrisi reports that near it is a large island with an inhabited church. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 375
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.375
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